Worth Knowing, Probably Not Quite Threadworthy 4/8

[SVPete]

Fulton DA Fani Willis hires controversial ex-judge as a prosecutor

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/fulton-da-fani-willis-hires-controversial-ex-judge-as-a-prosecutor/ar-AA20mr5n

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A former Fulton County Superior Court judge who was the focus of a judicial misconduct investigation has been hired as a prosecutor by the district attorney who attempted to put Donald Trump in jail.

Fulton County DA Fani Willis’ office confirmed it has hired Shermela Williams as a prosecutor.
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Williams was first elected to the court in 2020 and mostly handled family, divorce and child custody-related cases. But she resigned in February 2026 while facing a judicial misconduct case before the Georgia Judicial Qualifications Commission.

While she was a judge, Williams was accused of:

* Illegally detaining and jailing a young witness during a divorce/custody matter without lawful authority.

* Improperly trying to influence a case involving a family member.

* Improper ex parte communications, which are communications about cases outside the presence of the other side;

* Chronic delays in issuing orders/rulings in family-law cases.

Somehow, Fani hiring a corrupt, tyrannous, incompetent former judge seems par for Fani's course.

[RonE]

I can't believe Fani has a job.

[SVPete]

I can't believe Fani has a job.

I think hers is an elective position, so either she probably would need to be voted out by voters or criminally prosecuted, found guilty, and sentenced.

[RonE]

Guilty for sure. But, she gets away with it. To prosecute would risk being labeled racist. Soooo...